Chapter 37: Punishment with Work
The next morning, Huangfu Song summoned the generals to discuss military information early.
After all, time is a treasure at this moment, and it cannot be delayed at all. If the military information is delayed, even Huangfu Song cannot afford it.
Everyone knows this truth, so when they heard Huangfu Song's summons, everyone quickly gathered in the military hall of Yangdi.
Zhu Jun, who had a quarrel yesterday, did not continue to make trouble today and also attended the meeting.
In fact, although Zhu Jun was devoted to the Han Dynasty, he was not a foolish person. He understood that both Liu Pi and Lu Chou's insistence were reasonable.
However, Zhu Jun is more concerned about the development of the war. If the major events are ruined because of these Yellow Turban soldiers, Zhu Jun will never sit idly by.
Therefore, Zhu Jun still has his own persistence in his heart today. If what Lu Chou said makes sense and the plan is feasible, Zhu Jun would never deliberately obstruct it.
However, if Lu Chou absolutely wants to protect these Yellow Turbans but cannot give a reasonable solution, then Zhu Jun would rather bear the infamous than eradicate all of these Yellow Turbans, leaving no one left behind.
Even, when necessary, Zhu Jun doesn't care about using his own rights.
After all, Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song are on par, and Zhu Jun still speaks very well.
Even if Zhu Jun suffered a defeat before this, it would be the same.
Everyone sat down in the hall, but then Huangfu Song spoke, "Ziyu, have you figured out any way to deal with these Yellow Turbans?"
Lu Chou said calmly: "There is a solution, but before this, please listen to me to talk about something."
Huangfu Song looked at Lu Chou in confusion. After all, Huangfu Song knew that Lu Chou would never say anything for no reason.
Zhu Jun was also very curious because Lu Chou always had ways to surprise people, even if everyone felt that there was no way to do anything.
Huangfu Song looked at Lu Chou, nodded and said, "Tell me, Ziyu."
Lu Chou nodded and said, "General, do you know where these thousand five hundred private soldiers came from?"
Huangfu Song shook his head and said, "I don't know, but does this have anything to do with this matter?"
Lu Chou nodded and said, "Yes, and it has a lot to do."
Immediately, Lu Chou continued, "Can you know that when I was young, I used to set off from Wujun and rush to Guiyang with my father?"
Huangfu Song accidentally heard Cheng Yu mention it, and nodded and said, "I have heard that Ziyu had a strange plan when he was young, which made me admire him."
Lu Chou said: "The general praised it, and he dared not be the one who was Chou, but Chou was almost killed on the way at that time."
Huangfu Song said in surprise: "Is there such a thing? But I really don't know, Ziyu tell me quickly."
Lu Chou bowed and said, "This is the matter when we entered You County, Danyang County. At that time, the people were suffering because there was no Ming official to manage the government. Many people were desperate and went into the mountains to become bandits and started a business of licking blood on the tip of their swords. The barbarians were one of the bandits at that time."
Huangfu Song said in confusion: "Baru? Who is it?"
Lu Chou pointed to the barbarian standing behind him and said, "It's him. He was just an unknown person among the bandits at that time, but now he is my personal guard."
Huangfu Song said in confusion: "Ziyu, don't keep it a secret. Let's talk quickly, what can I do to deal with these Yellow Turbans."
Lu Chou smiled and said, "General, don't be in a hurry. This method was proposed by the barbarian. When I finish talking about it, I think the general will naturally make a clear decision."
Although Huangfu Song was so enchanted by Lu Chou, he still had to listen quietly to Lu Chou finish his words.
Lu Chou continued, "Brother Zhu Huan and I were robbed by this group of bandits, but we defeated the bandits of Barbarians together. At that time, the situation we encountered was not much different from that now."
Immediately, Lu Chou slowed down and continued, "At that time, we had 300 people, but the Barbarian bandits had more than 400 people. Although the situation was not as serious as today's current situation, it would be difficult for us to deal with this bandits to rise up and resist together."
When Huangfu Song heard this, his eyes lit up.
At this moment, Huangfu Song finally understood why Lu Chou told this story.
Immediately, Huangfu Song asked, "How did Ziyu deal with this group of bandits?"
Lu Chou said: "At that time, Ziyu had no good idea. By chance, he remembered the military farming method implemented by Emperor Wu of Han to fight against the Xiongnu, so he decided to let these bandits go to Guiyang to cultivate farming. Today's private soldiers are the bandits who cultivate farming in the past, plus some later people."
Huangfu Song frowned and said, "You are going to let these Yellow Turban farm?"
Zhu Yan next to him said directly: "Ziyu, this method is inappropriate."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "Not mentioning how to escort these bandits, there is no such thing as the wasteland in Yingchuan for these bandits to use for farming?"
Lu Chou smiled and said, "Everyone, although this method is not feasible, it already has a reference effect."
Huangfu Song raised his eyebrows and said, "Ziyu, what's the solution?"
Lu Chou said lightly: "Although there are not so many wastelands, we can use the method of using labor instead of punishment."
When Huangfu Song heard this, he said in confusion: "Work-for-work instead of punishment? How about the method of using work instead of punishment?"
Lu Chou continued: "Now, the Yellow Turbans have robbed Yingchuan, causing most of the cities in Yingchuan County to be dilapidated. We can let these Yellow Turbans replace those labor and repair the city walls, while the remaining people can arrange military farms, and we just need to manage their food."
In fact, Lu Chou's method was also proposed by thinking about the "labor transformation" in later generations.
This method is the greatest feasibility for the current situation.
Lu Chou bowed and said, "This can not only solve the problem of not punishing these Yellow Turbans, but also allow ordinary people to farm normally. At the same time, we can also consider organizing training for these people when we are not busy. After all, these people are people who have been on the battlefield. After training, they will definitely be able to guard the city, which can solve the problem of insufficient staff in the city."
Huangfu Song listened to Lu Chou's words, but his eyes became brighter the more he listened.
Lu Chou's words are not only feasible, but also, if they do well, they will achieve great success.
In this way, nearly 20,000 defensive forces were added in Yingchuan County at once.
These troops were enough to make Yingchuan safe as Mount Tai.
However, immediately, Cao Cao raised a very sharp question.
After hearing Lu Chou's words, Cao Cao bowed and said, "So, who is responsible for escorting these Yellow Turbans to various counties and counties? Moreover, how many troops do we have to draw to escort these Yellow Turbans?"
Cao Cao's words can be said to be a hit. If the troops drawn out are too few, it may be difficult to subdue these Yellow Turbans.
However, if too many troops are drawn, it will be difficult to maintain the subsequent war.
As soon as Cao Cao mentioned this question, Lu Chou nodded and said, "Meng De's question is well said, but I think that one thousand people are enough to escort these Yellow Turbans."
Cao Cao frowned and said, "Ziyu, it's a bit too much to use a thousand people to escort nearly twenty times the troops, right?"
Lu Chou smiled and shook his head, saying, "No problem, as long as there are two people who can suppress these Yellow Turbans?"
Cao Cao heard this and asked, "Who are the two?"
Lu Chou looked at Cao Cao, then looked at the person sitting in the hall, and said, "I think Xiahou Yuan and Liu Pi are enough."
Then, Cao Cao frowned.
But Lu Chou said, "General Cao doesn't have to worry, it's enough to have these two."
At this moment, Zhu Jun, who had been singing the opposite tune, thought for a while and said, "General, I think it's possible."
When Huangfu Song saw Zhu Jun, he didn't object. Moreover, Huangfu Song felt that this method was very feasible, so he asked Cao Cao: "Meng De, what do you think?"
Cao Cao nodded and said, "If one thousand people were drawn and Liu Pixiahou Yuan were transferred, I would probably not delay the next battle, so I will do it according to Ziyu's words."
Huangfu Song said, "Okay, since everyone has no objection, then this time, Xiahou Yuan will be appointed as the main general and Liu Pi will be the deputy general. They will jointly escort 16,000 Yellow Turbans to various cities for the task of repairing the city and farming. The two of them hold our orders, and the leaders of all regions will cooperate with each other."
The two of them left the line, made a promise, and went down to make arrangements.
Immediately, Huangfu Song said: "Okay, since these Yellow Turban matters have ended, then should we discuss the attack on the Yellow Turban remnants next?"
Chapter completed!